As the face of the latest Mademoiselle bag campaign and a favourite of Karl, you would expect to see Blake Lively sitting front and centre at Chanel's a/w 2011 show in Paris this wednesday.

Unfortunately, thanks to the Gossip Girl filming schedule clashing with Paris Fashion Week (poor planning, no?), she won't be able to make it. That doesn't mean the the ELLE Style Award winner gave Paris a swerve altogether though. Instead she jetted in this weekend to attend a dinner hosted by Chanel in her honour.

Held at Chanel's couture salon, the dinner was the hottest ticket in town and saturday night, with editors itching to catch a glimpse of Blake - and to see her best friend, Florence Welch, perform her four song set.

So who else was lucky enough to be invited? Lou Doillon and Leigh Lezark made the cut, as did flame-haired model Karen Elson. And Christian Louboutin, a firm friend of Blake's and her favourite shoe designer, was also invited,.

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